Third, the inquiry. “Their father said unto them, What way went he?” (1 Kings 13:12). The “old prophet” wanted to find the “man of God” and to get the “man of God” to disobey. Fourth, the instructions. “Saddle me the ass” (1 Kings 13:13). The “old prophet” wanted to get going to find the “man of God.” Fifth, the investigation. “Found him sitting under an oak … Art thou the man of God?” (1 Kings 13:14). The investigation consisted of location (finding the “man of God”) and identification (ascertaining
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